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turnverein
[ turn-vuh-rahyn, toorn-; German toorn-fer-ahyn ]
noun
- an athletic club, especially of gymnasts.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of turnverein1
1850–55, Americanism; < German: gymnastic club, equivalent to turn ( en ) to practice gymnastics ( turner 2 ) + Verein union
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Example Sentences
Both of these drawings took place in Turnverein Hall, and the chances sold at about three hundred and fifty dollars each.
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Every boy, even every girl, begins them at school, and the boy when he leaves school joins a Turnverein.
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When he went to the Turnverein, it was to hear the old tongue, to sing the old songs.
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